In the late Northern Zhou (beǐ zhōu 北周,557-581AD) era,after the emperor Xuan Di (xuān dì 宣帝) died from disease,his prince
Tag: Chinese Idiom
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 不会做饭 bú huì zuò fàn
Chinese idiomsA: Honey, I’m hungry. What’s for dinner tonight?亲爱的,我饿了。晚上吃什么?
Chinese idioms:爱不释手ài bú shì shǒu
爱不释手(ài bú shì shǒu),喜欢得不肯放手,形容非常喜欢。 It means something is so delighted with it that one could hardly bear to put it
Chinese Idiom:黔驴技穷 (qián lǘ jì qióng)
Long long ago,in ancient China, there were no donkeys in Guizhou (guì zhōu 贵州) province. One day,a man brought a
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 饥不择食 jī bú zé shí
Chinese idioms 饥不择食 (jī bú zé shí ) Beggars cannot be choosers. A: I heard you finally got
Chinese Idiom:前倨后恭 (qián jù hòu gōng)
During the Warring States Period (zhàn guó 战国), there lived a politician named Su CHin who tried to get a
Chinese idioms:画龙点睛 (Huàlóngdiǎnjīng)
Chuánshuō Zhōngguó gǔdài yǒu yí gè fēicháng yǒumíng de huàjiā jiào Zhāng Sēngyáo, tā zài yí gè sìyuàn de qiáng
Chinese Idiom:前车之鉴 (qián chē zhī jiàn)
During the Western Han dynasty (xī hàn西汉), there lived in Loyang a man named Jia Yi. Jia Yi was very
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 捎带手儿 shāo dài shǒu ér
Chinese idiom 捎带手儿 (shāo dài shǒu ér ) In passing A: I hate it when the express delivery
Chinese Idiom:破镜重圆 (pò jìng chóng yuán)
In the Northern and Southern Dynasties (nán běi cháo 南北朝,420-589AD) when the State of Chen (chén guó 陈国) was facing